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Liz Gauffreau's avatar

It's summer mornings for me that hold the most potential for creativity.

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Thomas Cleary's avatar

I find myself going to bed early so I can be up around 3 AM and enjoy the night, walking outside, even in the Florida humidity, to come back in and write until about an hour after sunrise.

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Stephanie Harold's avatar

I love the idea of tracking your progress by the moon's phases. Wow!

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A Rudenko's avatar

Wonderful essay and illustrations! So evocative of the dreamy, contemplative mood of summer nights.

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26thAvenuePoet (Elizabeth)'s avatar

I am a winter soul myself, but I love this description of your coming-aliveness in summer. I feel it!

And among all the glorious, sometimes existential cartoons, I extra-feel the cat in the first one, smiling as he listens to the crickets sing.

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